Yellow-headed Caracara


Posted by Jakejacoby on Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:10 am

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by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:11 am
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Interesting Caracara species, looks smaller than the crested variety.
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by MalcolmBenn on Mon Feb 10, 2025 1:36 pm
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Beautiful bird, maybe a bit bright across the neck and the beak, it definitely appears smaller than the Crested Caracara.
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by david fletcher on Mon Feb 10, 2025 2:48 pm
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Nice sighting Jake. Interesting to see the difference between it's "cousins".
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by Peter Ireland on Tue Feb 11, 2025 5:07 am
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A wonderful shot of a beautiful bird.Nice work,Jake.
 

by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:49 pm
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Handsome bird! I like the back-looking pose and natural habitat.
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